Merchants--Virginia--Norfolk
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
George J. Rogers Ledgers
Collection — 2 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-116
Scope and Contents
One October 1868 to December 1870 ledger belonging to George J. Rogers, Shipping and Commission Merchant, No. 26 Rowland's Wharf in Norfolk, Virginia. The ledger includes business account information for merchandise, cash, expenses, insurance, commission, interest, freight, wharfage, produce sales, and bills receivable and payable. Also one 700-page correspondence book dated February to August 1869 with business letters written by George J. Rogers notifying customers of the payment and...
Dates:
created: 1868-1870; Other: Date acquired: 09/10/1969
Found in:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Myers & Company Letters
Collection — 2 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-586
Scope and Contents
Letters from Myers & Company to D. P. Morse and A. P. Morse concerning the shipping of goods, including timber and staves.
Dates:
created: 1851-1853; Other: Date acquired: 03/25/2008
Found in:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Rowland and Brothers Business Records
Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-197
Scope and Contents
Twenty-three 1859-1876 invoices, two receipts dated 1876 and 1881, thirteen letters dating between 1809 and 1876, and one envelope, from Rowland and Brothers, a wholesale grocer and commission merchant in Norfolk, Virginia. The invoices, receipts, and correspondence were sent to Paul C. Cameron, a planter from Hillsboro, North Carolina.
Dates:
created: 1809-1881; Other: Date acquired: 02/19/2012
Found in:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Virginia Norfolk Borough Registers
Collection — 2 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-128
Scope and Contents
Two books containing transcribed legal records of the Borough of Norfolk between 1783 and 1810. There are indexes in the front of both books which list brigs, schooners, ships, sloops, companies, and names of individuals. Many of the entries concern sea protests.
Dates:
created: 1783-1810; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in:
Sargeant Memorial Collection